The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-29

nipped in the bud by an iron bound edict
from the countrys solons, is the lavish and
indiscriminate use of perfumes. IL there
is anything to which it would seem we
have n right in this world, il is to have
pure air 10 breathe.
You can not ride in a street car, you can
not 60 TO the theater, or church-indeed,
you can not walk along the streets-with-
out being suffocated by overpowering
whiffs Of cheap perfumes. Weak
women turn pale from them,
strong men grow morose, and they
remind us Of a summer spent in farm
house where We had the misfortune to
meet an Indigenous swain who made us
very weary and who oiled his flowing
locks with bears grease. Ugh!
There Is another nuisance which will re-
quire the laws strong arm to check: the
right of ugly people to have their pictures
taken.
This also reminds us OF that country
beau. He had his picture taken. The re-
msmbrance of that picture dwells-and
dwells only therein our memory. The
radiance OF his smile in it was only equaled
by the redolence of his hair out of it.
However, iG would probably be impos-
sible to regulate this evil, in these days
when the standard of taste varies so pro-
digiously, and when amateur photography
makes myth of ugly people breaking
cameras.
But is there no escape from accepting
unsolicited presents of these photos? They
are always of size too large to be hidden
away among one hundred others in an al
bum, and the donor expects them to adorn
some conspicuous place in your domestic
economy.
The photo fend is only excelled by the
distributor OF free chrome cards. His is a
very insidioIs iniquity. 1t fosters the de-
sire of women for plumber.
They do so love to get something for moth
ing! They squander such lot of time in
their frantic frolics accommodating the rub
Dish! Any variegated slip of paper or en-
bellished scrap becomes their sole object
in life to possess, if there is rumor it will
be given away.
The introduction of the interstate law
in regard TO free passes is the first move in
the right direction. Tea-stores and giyers
of elaborate dinners and germans will soon
be forced into line-let us hope.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty TO Animals should see that their edicts
reach to overdressed children. The child
who during the lot summer months cam
not have loose fitting, cool clothing in
which to romp and be merry and take part
in other childrt ms games, but must be
loaded with fnery she dare not rumple,
and in which she cannot feel natural and
lovable, is as worthy of commiseration as a
draught- horse belabored with whip and
made to work under calling collar.
Money should not be wanting to legislate q
bill through Congress for the suppression
of this evil.
The attention of philanthropists is hereby
directed TO the desrability of establishing a
home-a quiet retreat, something after the
plan of the Home for Incurables-for peo-
pie who are abused.
Life is too short for the general run OF
people who have something TO do to make
n living, to listen to the plants of these
well meaning but, most narrowing indi-
viduals. They are full of grievances, and
of course, much sinned against. for they
say so, and the world generally takes man
pretty much at his own valuation.
ghey are generally we'll meaning souls
but in the cause of common morality they
should be protected. taken within shelter
Their function is to be trodden upon
When at large they 60 through life con-
stantly making others offend. They entict
the meekest individual to maltreat them.
Such an insidious evil should be sup
pressed; such n constant cause for his
brothers offending should be taken in ou
of the cold.